Re: [compiz] Compositing Manager Crash over XDMCP on .8.2.1 on Archlinux?

2009-05-04 Thread David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.
On Friday 01 May 2009 19:50:30 you wrote:
> On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 3:49 AM, David C. Rankin
>
>  wrote:
> > Danny, Kristian, All,
> >
> >        First let me tell you guys whatever you are doing with compiz,
> > keep it up! It's looking great!
> >
> >        I have a new error on ArchLinux when running compiz 0.8.2.1 that I
> > have never seen before. I installed Archlinux on 2 boxes to check it out.
> > One on a x86_64 box with the nvidia driver (no problems there) and one on
> > an i686 box with onboard intel video.
> >
> >        When connecting over XDMCP to the x86_64 box, there is no problem
> > at all (I haven't tried compiz or compositing over xdmcp, but I get no
> > error). On the i686 box, same setup, I get an error that says
> > "Compositing Manger Crashed twice in... seconds disabling.." See:
> >
> > http://www.3111skyline.com/download/Archlinux/bugs/ksplash-compositing-cr
> >ash.i686.png
>
> That looks like the KWin compositor crashing or not starting - I've
> never seen that error message in KDE with compiz.
>
> My guess is that Composite is not supported over XDMCP. Are you sure
> it worked before with previous compiz versions?
>
> If you can, enable the crashhandler plugin and provide us with a
> backtrace with one of it's logs. Thanks.
>

Sam, Thanks!

No, I don't know whether 'it' has ever worked before or not. Whatever 
the 'it/compositing' might be over XDMCP. What I do know is the error about 
the composite manager crash is the first one I have ever seen before. I've 
run compiz for a while and xdmcp as well and ever since the 0.5.x days I've 
never seen this error before, that's why I thought it was so strange.

I do have another piece of the puzzle though. I installed Arch on my 
laptop 
where I can't get compiz to work due to the (omitting curse words) ATI driver 
fiasco and Arch not having a fglrx driver. My laptop is using the 
OSS 'radeon' driver which is OK to look at, but no compiz. So while writing 
this email, I decided to test the XDMCP connection to the original i686 box 
that caused the error and ... I was able to connect without any error from my 
laptop currently running on the radeon driver.

I have 2 hard drives for my laptop. The other drive has the openSuSE 
11.0 
install on it that I was using when the error occurred. I'll reinstall it and 
enable the crashhandler and see if I can catch anything and report back.

Strange error indeed. At least with the test tonight we have narrowed 
it down 
to something on the openSuSE 11.0 install on my laptop ;-)

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Re: [compiz] Compositing Manager Crash over XDMCP on .8.2.1 on Archlinux?

2009-05-01 Thread Sam Spilsbury
On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 3:49 AM, David C. Rankin
 wrote:
> Danny, Kristian, All,
>
>        First let me tell you guys whatever you are doing with compiz, keep it 
> up!
> It's looking great!
>
>        I have a new error on ArchLinux when running compiz 0.8.2.1 that I 
> have never
> seen before. I installed Archlinux on 2 boxes to check it out. One on a x86_64
> box with the nvidia driver (no problems there) and one on an i686 box with
> onboard intel video.
>
>        When connecting over XDMCP to the x86_64 box, there is no problem at 
> all (I
> haven't tried compiz or compositing over xdmcp, but I get no error). On the
> i686 box, same setup, I get an error that says "Compositing Manger Crashed
> twice in... seconds disabling.." See:
>
> http://www.3111skyline.com/download/Archlinux/bugs/ksplash-compositing-crash.i686.png

That looks like the KWin compositor crashing or not starting - I've
never seen that error message in KDE with compiz.

My guess is that Composite is not supported over XDMCP. Are you sure
it worked before with previous compiz versions?

If you can, enable the crashhandler plugin and provide us with a
backtrace with one of it's logs. Thanks.

>
>        I'm just guessing, but the only thought I had was it must be something 
> related
> to Nomad, so I thought I would pass it along and offer to run any additional
> tests, etc.. that you guys might want to see off the Arch box in case it would
> help.

NOMAD hasn't been merged in yet.

>
>        Let me know, Thanks.
>
> P.S. Hope some of the ripples in the compiz pond have settled. Growth is 
> always
> difficult, but you guys have a great thing going here, keep the faith!

We're getting there ;-)

>
>
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> 510 Ochiltree Street
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[compiz] Compositing Manager Crash over XDMCP on .8.2.1 on Archlinux?

2009-05-01 Thread David C. Rankin
Danny, Kristian, All,

First let me tell you guys whatever you are doing with compiz, keep it 
up!
It's looking great!

I have a new error on ArchLinux when running compiz 0.8.2.1 that I have 
never
seen before. I installed Archlinux on 2 boxes to check it out. One on a x86_64
box with the nvidia driver (no problems there) and one on an i686 box with
onboard intel video.

When connecting over XDMCP to the x86_64 box, there is no problem at 
all (I
haven't tried compiz or compositing over xdmcp, but I get no error). On the
i686 box, same setup, I get an error that says "Compositing Manger Crashed
twice in... seconds disabling.." See:

http://www.3111skyline.com/download/Archlinux/bugs/ksplash-compositing-crash.i686.png

I'm just guessing, but the only thought I had was it must be something 
related
to Nomad, so I thought I would pass it along and offer to run any additional
tests, etc.. that you guys might want to see off the Arch box in case it would
help.

Let me know, Thanks.

P.S. Hope some of the ripples in the compiz pond have settled. Growth is always
difficult, but you guys have a great thing going here, keep the faith!


-- 
David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.
Rankin Law Firm, PLLC
510 Ochiltree Street
Nacogdoches, Texas 75961
Telephone: (936) 715-9333
Facsimile: (936) 715-9339
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